SOCA02H3 Chapter : Brym_Ch19.docx
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2) health problems change over time y y 3) no special qualifications were required to administer medical treatment y y. Life expectancy: avg age @ death of the members of a population. Leading causes of death: in 1901 tuberculosis; in 2001 cancer, heart disease, stroke. Life expectancy has ed @ a steady rate of 2. 5% per decade. Life expectancy < 50 years countries in sub-saharan africa; highest in japan 82. 8 years. [canadians being deprived of 2 yrs of life b/c of avoidable social causes] Social causes of illness & health: human-environmental factors. 1: divisions like social class, occupation & nationality often correspond to differences in the surroundings in which ppl work & live, some foster good health, others impose risks for poor health. B/c: 1) gap b/w rich & poor is greater in u. s. than in can & japan: in general, the the level of inequality, the more unhealthy the pop is.
